The Latest on President Barack Obama's summit Wednesday with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto (all times local): 10:45 a.m.
Islamic State militants on Wednesday pushed back U.S.-trained Syrian rebels from the outskirts of a town on the Iraqi border, dealing a setback to a budding offensive that aims to sever the militants' transit link between the two countries, a rebel spokesman said.
Business leaders and government officials say supplies of gasoline, food and other goods are running out in southern Mexico because protesting teachers have blockaded key highways.
The Italian navy said Wednesday it has recovered the migrant ship that sank off Sicily last year with an estimated 700-800 people aboard in one of the worst known tragedies of the Mediterranean migrant crisis.
The United States has extended a $2.7-billion credit facility to Iraq for the purchase of military equipment amid the ongoing fight against the Islamic State group.
North Korea has convened a meeting of its national parliament that is expected to follow up on the first congress of its ruling Workers' Party in 36 years, which was held last month.
Ten Kenyan and international human rights groups say police are responsible for the disappearance of three men, including a human rights activist with the U.S.-based International Justice Mission.
Sweden and Kazakhstan won contested elections for coveted seats on the Security Council on Tuesday and the Netherlands and Italy ended a battle for another seat by agreeing to split the two-year term on the U.N.'s most powerful body.
A look at the suicide bombings in Turkey since July 2015: -- June 28, 2016 -- Suicide attackers killed at least 36 people and wounded more than 140 at Istanbul's busy Ataturk Airport.
Supporters of a well-known rights activist in the island kingdom of Bahrain say he has been returned to police custody a day after being hospitalized for an irregular heartbeat.
An influential Malaysian opposition politician who has strongly criticized financial scandals involving Prime Minister Najib Razak has been arrested on accusations of corruption.
A breakaway traditionalist Catholic group has accused Pope Francis of spreading confusion and errors about the faith, joining a chorus of conservative criticism over Francis' perceived loose doctrine and emphasis on mercy over morals.